Shloka 27

Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi

Devanagari script

पुत्रो ऽसि जगतां यस्मात् त्राता दुःखाद्धि किं पुनः रक्षको जगतां यस्मात् पिता मे पुत्र सर्वग

Transliteration

putro 'si jagatāṃ yasmāt trātā duḥkhāddhi kiṃ punaḥ rakṣako jagatāṃ yasmāt pitā me putra sarvaga

Translation

നീ ലോകങ്ങളുടെ പുത്രൻ; കാരണം നീ അവരെ ദുഃഖത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷിക്കുന്നവൻ—ഇനിയും എന്ത് പറയണം? നീ ലോകങ്ങളുടെ രക്ഷകൻ; അതിനാൽ ഹേ സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ പുത്രാ, നീ തന്നെയാണ് എനിക്ക് പിതാവും.

Word by Word

• पुत्रः: son

• असि: you are

• जगताम्: of the worlds

• यस्मात्: because/since

• त्राता: deliverer/saviour

• दुःखात्: from suffering

• हि: indeed

• किम् पुनः: what more (to say)

• रक्षकः: protector/guardian

• पिता: father

• मे: my

• पुत्र: O son

• सर्वग: all-going/all-pervading

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta’s narration to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the universal protector and deliverer from duḥkha, establishing why the devotee takes refuge (śaraṇāgati) in the Linga as Pati.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is portrayed as sarvaga (all-pervading) and as both “son” and “father,” indicating transcendence of ordinary relations and his sovereignty as Pati over all worlds and beings (paśus).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights stuti and śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender); as a Pāśupata-oriented takeaway, refuge in Pati is the inner discipline that supports puja and yogic release from pasha.